初中英语深圳版第二册01

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[00:00.00]和谐英语学习网 Culture Club 1  Changes around the world
[00:05.88]B Change happens in every country.
[00:11.34]What do you know about the changes in these places?
[00:16.40]Listen and read.
[00:19.64]The United Kingdom
[00:23.01]Long ago,London was not a clean city.
[00:28.76]There was a lot of smoke in the air because there were lots of factories.
[00:34.82]This is not true today.
[00:38.37]The air there is quite clean now.
[00:42.53]Money there changed,too.
[00:46.99]In the past,people in the UK used 'pounds' and 'shillings'
[00:53.45]but now they use 'pounds' and 'pence'.
[00:58.62]North America
[01:01.78]You may read an old book about black people in the US
[01:07.84]and see the word 'Negro'.
[01:11.71]We don't use this word now.
[01:15.86]People think it is rude.
[01:19.70]We usually say 'African American' now.
[01:25.16]It's the same with 'Indians' in North America.
[01:30.33]This name comes from Christopher columbus.
[01:35.37]He thought he was in India.
[01:39.21]Now,we usually say 'Native American','Native Canadian' or 'First Nations'
[01:48.88]because they are the first people of North America.
[01:53.92]Germany
[01:56.56]After World War II,Germany became two countries;
[02:02.49]East Germany and West Germany.
[02:06.43]Then,in 1990,Germany became one country again.
[02:12.68]On January 1st,2002,
[02:17.40]people in Germany started to use the Euro as their new money.
[02:24.07]After February 28th,2002,
[02:29.11]they could not use their old money,the Deutsche Mark,again.
[02:35.35]Many countries in Europe use the Euro now.